Relationships Rule, an Interview with Charles Watson
Tropical Smoothie Cafe targets 1,500 units by 2025 Kerry Pipes | Franchise Update Media | Read the full article here. You might think of Charles Watson as a Tropical Smoothie Cafe Renaissance man....
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Franchise Times Zor Awards: Guilt-free Eats
Laura Michaels | Feb. 24th, 2021 | Franchise Times When Laura Jankowski opened the first Tropical Smoothie Cafe on Long Island, New York, in 2006, “most people didn’t even know what a smoothie was....
View ArticleTropical Smoothie Cafe Recognizes 2020 Top-performing Franchisees
We recently celebrated top performers during its annual franchisee awards ceremony – virtually. The virtual celebration recognized the brand’s leading franchisees and their respective crew members who...
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It’s Official – Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a Top Franchise Opportunity
The new year is off to an incredible start for Tropical Smoothie Cafe as we celebrate being recognized as #14 in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 and, even more exciting, #1 as top franchise in the...
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe CEO: ‘Survival =TRUST’
Fast Casual | March 29th, 2020 Charles Watson reveals how the brand’s decisions to suspend royalties and rent as well as in helping franchisees secure more than $29 million in PPP funds built trust...
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Announces Outstanding First Quarter Results with +29.7...
– Award Winning Fast-Casual Concept Signs 95 New Franchise Agreementswith New and Existing Multi-Unit Operators – Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading national fast-casual cafe franchise known for both...
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Announces Outstanding First Quarter Results with +29.7...
– Award Winning Fast-Casual Concept Signs 95 New Franchise Agreementswith New and Existing Multi-Unit Operators – Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading national fast-casual cafe franchise known for both...
View ArticleTROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE WORKS TO KEEP ITS MOMENTUM
Restaurant Business | Jonathan Maze | April 26th, 2021 The smoothie-and-food chain has been a strong grower for years and turned on the jets so far in 2021. It hopes to keep all its new customers....
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Corporate Executive Writes His Own Multi-unit Franchise Owner Success Story
Marlon Sullivan started his executive career as a business analyst, where he worked with Fortune 500 companies in researching solutions to improve his client’s processes and systems. Throughout his...
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Smoothie Operator
Terry College of Business | Ray Glier | June 8th, 2021 With a ‘hospitality first’ attitude, Tropical Smoothie Café CEO Charles Watson (MBA ’05) steadily expands and adapts the restaurant chain. It is...
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Smoothie Operator
Terry College of Business | Ray Glier | June 8th, 2021 With a ‘hospitality first’ attitude, Tropical Smoothie Café CEO Charles Watson (MBA ’05) steadily expands and adapts the restaurant chain. It is...
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Our Franchise Fund Score Is Off The Charts. Find Out What That Means For You.
Investors, lenders and Franchise Owners know a winner—Tropical Smoothie Cafe has the highest franchise FUND Score among food industry brands—earning a 905 out of 950 on FRANdata’s proprietary scoring...
View ArticleTropical Smoothie Cafe Posts Record-Breaking Q2 Results
Innovation and brand loyalists propel same-store-sales to +42.3% Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading national fast-casual cafe franchise known for both its better-for-you smoothies and food with a...
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New Chicago Locations Help Make Us One of the Fastest Growing Franchises
Things are really popping in Chicago as we continue our franchise expansion with four – count’ em, four – Tropical Smoothie Cafe grand opening celebrations. These new locations further reinforce the...
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe CEO Charles Watson Tells Us Everything About The...
STEVEN JOHN / AUG. 5, 2021 / Mashed If you don’t have a Tropical Smoothie Cafe near your home yet, just wait a bit. The chain plans on opening an astonishing 200 locations this year alone, which will...
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FRANDATA NAMES TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE® ITS 2021 TOPSCORE FUND AWARD WINNER
One of the leading fast-casual brands recognized as the “Most Lender-Friendly Restaurant Franchise” Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading national fast-casual cafe franchise known for both its...
View ArticleFast-Growing Tropical Smoothie Cafe Reaches 1,000 Locations
Brand celebrates milestone with Texas grand opening on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 Tropical Smoothie Cafe joins the exclusive club of restaurant brands with a four-digit location count this week with the...
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Names Richard Key Chief Operations Officer
Promotion comes as brand crosses the 1,000-location milestone amid rapid growth Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading national fast-casual Cafe franchise known for its better-for-you smoothies and food...
View ArticleTROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE POSTS +29% YTD SAME-STORE SALES OVER 2019,...
Explosive 2021 YTD growth continues with 95 openings and 270 franchisee agreements Tropical Smoothie Cafe is experiencing a phenomenal year in 2021, beating goals with year-to-date same-store sales up...
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Names New CMO
Veteran restaurant/advertising exec Deborah von Kutzleben joins growing brand Nov. 1 Tropical Smoothie Cafe, the fast-growing national franchise brand known for its better-for-you smoothies and food...
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